The FIA has revised the penalties in Appendix B of its International Sporting Code, thus reducing the potential fines for drivers caught swearing, with mechanisms also in place for suspended penalties and mitigating circumstances.
In January, the FIA updated its sporting code to include a series of stewards' guidelines based on driver misconduct, which includes "the general use of language (written or verbal), gesture and/or sign that is offensive, insulting, coarse, rude or abusive", plus assault of official FIA members and the incitation to do either of the above.
